A Read by Steve Reed: Kuechly Looking To Improve

[top dawg]

Kuechly sees room to improve (by Steve Reed). You really can't call it a fluff piece because there ain't anything fluffy about Kuechly's game. Keek wants to take a trip to Hawaii this year.

 

 

 “If I can improve on my pass coverage I’d be real happy with that,” Kuechly said.

 

Working on pass coverage is Luke's focus as he did get caught in the wrong position sometimes, but the great thing about Luke is that he is a student of the game.

 

 

“The greatest thing about Luke is he understands he’s only one part of the defense,” McDermott said. “He’s got to do his job within the defense and everything will work out.”

 

That’s a lesson that didn’t take Kuechly long to learn.

 

In last year’s season opener against Tampa Bay, Kuechly tried to play too aggressive and got caught out of position on a few plays and the Bucs burned him on bootlegs.

 

“As the season progressed I realized `Hey, there is a guy here and a guy here and if I sit in the middle and do my job, everyone else is covered,“’ Kuechly said. “So it’s one of those things where once you understand the defense and where everybody else needs to be, you start trusting guys and everything works out.

 

 

Of course, the rest is history. He led the league in tackles, as a rookie, and this after not even starting at his natural position for the first five games.  Even Ron Rivera, though still adjusting to being an NFL head coach, could see that Keek being at the Mike gives the Panthers defense its best chance for the most effective execution on the field.  Just like the light bulb is has turned on for Keek, Rivera has a few lights of his own coming on to show him the way.

 

 

When asked if he wished he’d simply started Kuechly instead of the three-time Pro Bowler Beason, Rivera smiled and said, “Hindsight is the 20-20, and that’s all I’m going to say on that.”

 

 

With what appears to be a truly scary beast of an D-line in front of him, and a surprisingly scrappy and developing backfield behind him, Kuechly will not only improve his game, but perhaps step it up to epic proportions because from what we've seen thus far he's as good a tackling machine as you may ever see grace the Panther blue and black.

 

 

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/08/02/5081800/kuechly-sees-room-to-improve.html#storylink=cpy

 

[gmonjimbo]

Yeah you definitely meant D-line not O-line.

[Sasquatch]

Teal?

[rayzor]

very good read from reed.

 

you know, you look at any player and they are 9 times out of 10 gonna tell say they've got stuff to work on, no matter what stage they are in their career. few are able to put in the work necessary to do something about it and have ceilings that are as high as the two guys who are going to be leading this team for the next 10-15 years.

 

it's amazing thinking of the potential of both cam and keek and how far they've progressed in just a short time. i love the potential this team has with those two in front.

[top dawg]

Yeah you definitely meant D-line not O-line.

 

Thanks, dude

 

[PhillyB]

great read. we're not teal though

[BigBoss]

A LOT imo, hinges on the health on the two guys next him. They can be an EXCELLENT LB corps, but in terms of depth at that position, just one man down hurts the quality greatly. 

[Frizzy350]

A LOT imo, hinges on the health on the two guys next him. They can be an EXCELLENT LB corps, but in terms of depth at that position, just one man down hurts the quality greatly. 

 

Nah Blackburn is a proven guy who will fill in if necessary. Klein has been looking pretty solid in camp too.

[Montsta]

Electric Blue.

[TheRumGone]

keek is going to be a head coach in the nfl one day.

[top dawg]

Teal?

 

 

Electric Blue.

 

I really don't know what the fug it is.  I've heard some say teal, some say aqua, and now there's electric blue.  I suppose it all can be construed as a little soft, though the Jags outwardly refer to their uniforms as being teal.  I suppose Panther blue is what I'll use from now on.

[pantherclaw]

very good read from reed.

you know, you look at any player and they are 9 times out of 10 gonna tell say they've got stuff to work on, no matter what stage they are in their career. few are able to put in the work necessary to do something about it and have ceilings that are as high as the two guys who are going to be leading this team for the next 10-15 years.

it's amazing thinking of the potential of both cam and keek and how far they've progressed in just a short time. i love the potential this team has with those two in front.

Amen to that!

[pantherclaw]

A LOT imo, hinges on the health on the two guys next him. They can be an EXCELLENT LB corps, but in terms of depth at that position, just one man down hurts the quality greatly.

we have great depth at linebacker.

[TheRed]

This fluff.... I can't control myself....